Integrating Sustainability Webinar

Welcome to the Third Thursday
Webinar Series
Integrating Sustainability, Engaging Students,
Supporting Achievement
 We will begin at 3:00 PM Pacific time
 You can listen to the audio portion using
the speakers on your computer or by
calling the phone number given to you
when you logged in to the web conference
 For technical assistance, please call 1-800-
263-6317
Copyright © 2012, Facing the Future

Moderator
Dave Wilton
• Professional Development
Manager
• dave@facingthefuture.org
• 206-264-1503


Speaker
Naomi Harper
• Science Teacher
• 8th Grade: Physical Science
• 7th Grade: Life Science
• 6th Grade: Earth Science
• Will Rogers Middle School
• www.sanjuan.edu/webpages/
nharper/
• nharper@sanjuan.edu

Will Rogers Middle School

• ~500 students
• Grades 6-8
• Fair Oaks, CA
• www.sanjuan.edu/Rogers.cfm


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"When asked if I am pessimistic or
optimistic about the future, my answer is
always the same: If you look at the
science about what is happening on
earth and aren’t pessimistic, you don’t
understand the data. But if you meet the
people who are working to restore this
earth and the lives of the poor, and you
aren’t optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse."
Copyright © 2012, Facing the Future ~ Paul Hawken

About Facing the Future
 Seattle-based nonprofit
founded in 1995
 Interdisciplinary global
issues and sustainability
curriculum for K-12
 Over 1.5 million students
reached annually
 All 50 U.S. states and
over 120 countries
 Professional development www.facingthefuture.org
and consulting


Sustainable Development is…

“meeting the needs of
the present without
comprising the ability
of future generations
to meet their needs”

“Our Common Future,” United
Nations Brundtland Report, 1987


Defining Sustainability

Social
Well-being

Sustainable
Flourishing Communities Strong
Environment Economy

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© 2010, Facing the Future

What Is Service Learning?
A teaching method that combines meaningful
service with curriculum-based learning.
Students improve their academic skills by
applying what they learn in school to the real
world. They then reflect on their experience to
reinforce the link between their service and their
learning.

~ National Commission on Service-Learning Report:
“Learning In Deed”

Characteristics of SL
 Meeting a clear community need
 Community: geographic, cultural, age, interests
 Maintaining clear learning objectives
 Being intentional about the learning opportunities in
the service
 Incorporating systematic reflection
 Throughout the service project
 Connect what they are doing and feeling to what
they are learning
 See an issue so that they will never see that issue
the same way

What Defines Service?
Differences between service learning,
volunteering, and community service:
Volunteering: Emphasis is on work being done
Example: Clearing invasive plants from a park.
Community Service: Emphasis is on the people
being served
Example: Doing a food drive at school
Service Learning: Emphasis on the relationship
Examples on following slide

Types of Service Learning
 Direct Service
 Students have personal contact with people in need
 Indirect Service
Takes place at school site, channeling resources to
area of need
 Advocacy
Students lend their voices/talents by creating
awareness of issue
 Research
Students find and report on information of public
interest
Adapted from the National Youth Leadership Council Participant Training Manual, 2004

www.facingthefuture.org
Website Resources
 Global
Issues
Tours
 Classroom
Examples
 Service
Learning
Database
 Curriculum
Finder

Lesson Finder

Classroom Examples

Searchable Database of
State Education Standards


Review of
Curriculum Resources
Teacher’s Guides
Over 60 free lessons available
at www.facingthefuture.org

Student Textbooks
Written for grades 6-12. Preview
chapters available online

Curriculum Units
1-2 weeks in length. Most
free to download online


Exploring Global Issues
Textbook & Teachers Guide

Global Competence
Sustainability as a Lens
Readiness for College,
Career, and Citizenship
Academic Content
Critical Thinking
Authentic Tasks

Available March 2013

Exploring Global Issues
Textbook & Teachers Guide


Join Us For the Series
 November 15, 2012
 January 17, 2013
 February 21, 2013
 March 21, 2013
 April 18, 2013
 May 16, 2013

 All start at 3 PM Pacific / 6 PM Eastern

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Staying Connected


www.facebook.com/FacingtheFuture

www.twitter.com/facingthefuture

dave@facingthefuture.org


After the Webinar
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Webinar will be archived
on YouTube:
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FacingtheFuture
Curriculum available for
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“We must teach our students that
they can be architects of the future,
rather than its victims.”
~ Buckminster Fuller, Architect and Philosopher


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